Japan 05May11

From Yamane

Until today, almost Japanese have long holiday. At last I could have a birding in this morning. I try to visit one of my favourite place where we can see Blue-and white Flycatchers. In this time, I try not to drive my car, but to use train & bus. Yes, it’s Green Birding.:-)

In the morning, I could find the below birds.

BLACK KITE
SPOT-BILLED DUCK
CHINESE BAMBOO PARTRIDGE
GREY WAGTAIL
BARN SWALLOW
ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE
JAPANESE PYGMY WOODPECKER
BROWN-EARED BULBUL
NARCISSUS FLYCATCHER
JAPANESE BUSH WARBLER
ASIAN STUBTAIL
EASTERN CROWNED WILLOW WARBLER
BLUE-AND-WHITE FLYCATCHER
GREAT TIT
VARIED TIT
JAPANESE WHITE-EYE
MEADOW BUNTING
BLACK-FACED BUNTING
TREE SPARROW
CARRION CROW
JUNGLE CROW

Some birders said Japanese Paradise Flycatchers came yesterday. But I could not see them today.:-( I feel they only passed by there. After 2 or 3 weeks, we can see them there certainly!:-)

This time, I could see 5 singing male of Blue-and-white Flycatchers. They each have territories for breeding.

And I could see many swallow-tail butterflies.

This is a Japanese wistaria.